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Wow.. never seen these before. Yes i was there as a teenager but one of the age group that suddenly realize it's not so cool to be part of the mob! remember being in the left side stand as you look from where the Town fans behind the goal stood, and looking round at every stand being jam packed.. yet only 16,000 inside.
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On this day in 1973... on 22:13 - Jan 14 with 2926 views
I was there as a 15 year old Chelmsford boy supporting Chelmsford City. Was set upon by a load of Town fans and had my scarf nicked. Anyone here like to own up?
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On this day in 1973... on 22:22 - Jan 14 with 2883 views
On this day in 1973... on 22:14 - Jan 14 by Atmosphere
I was there as a 15 year old Chelmsford boy supporting Chelmsford City. Was set upon by a load of Town fans and had my scarf nicked. Anyone here like to own up?
Was that the beginnings of you supporting ITFC or are you here as a guest fan?
On this day in 1973... on 22:14 - Jan 14 by Atmosphere
I was there as a 15 year old Chelmsford boy supporting Chelmsford City. Was set upon by a load of Town fans and had my scarf nicked. Anyone here like to own up?
Given your username, do you have any thoughts on the kind of parties you prefer?
I'm one of the people who was blamed for getting Paul Cook sacked. PM for the full post.
I was there too. A lot of our fans were Billy Big Boots trying to teach these tiny non-league fans a lesson in proper aggro. Cringeworthy when you look back.
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On this day in 1973... on 00:23 - Jan 15 with 2677 views
On this day in 1973... on 00:23 - Jan 15 by noggin
The only known evidence of Town fans being involved in any trouble, thankfully.
The last time would've been Portsmouth at home 2003 as they got ambushed in the Drum and Monkey. That was carnage but can't remember anything high profile since. I know there's been a few scraps in that time but always low numbers.
Peterborough 2019 was all handbags and BTP/Social Media completely hyped that up.
Beware of The Ipswich Cabbages
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On this day in 1973... on 09:54 - Jan 15 with 2406 views
On this day in 1973... on 22:25 - Jan 14 by Nthsuffolkblue
Was that the beginnings of you supporting ITFC or are you here as a guest fan?
No I'm not here as a guest but as a Town fan. I grew up watching Chelmsford City who in the late 60s were one of the best non league sides and deserved to get in the Football League. Even as a kid I had a soft spot for Town which took hold when I moved to Suffolk in the early 1990s.
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On this day in 1973... on 09:57 - Jan 15 with 2405 views
I was at that game - living in Braintree at the time it was relatively easy to get to. I was 16 and a quiet lad, so I kept clear of the trouble. I had been to Chelmsford a few times as some guys in my class were City fans, and knew their hard core were pretty tasty and liked a good scrap. Got my ticket from my best mate, who did a milk round with Vic Gomersall, the Chelmsford captain. My mate had to promise him it wasn't for an Ipswich fan - he was very good liar. I left just before the end so only heard Chelmsford's goal, which seemed to energise their fans. Just got my train, had to make the connection at Witham when Braintree was a shuttle service.
On this day in 1973... on 09:07 - Jan 15 by DinnernotTea
The last time would've been Portsmouth at home 2003 as they got ambushed in the Drum and Monkey. That was carnage but can't remember anything high profile since. I know there's been a few scraps in that time but always low numbers.
Peterborough 2019 was all handbags and BTP/Social Media completely hyped that up.
I remember Arsenal being ambushed there in the mid 90s after their FA Cup win.
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On this day in 1973... on 15:37 - Jan 15 with 2201 views
The last tie I witnessed aggro at a match was Morecambe v FC Halifax a couple of years back, FA Cup round 1. Not a large crowd but quite a few from Halifax (my local non league club) who decided to cause trouble, and apparently a load of Bury fans also turned up for a fight.
It was all very odd. Loads of police droughted in at the end.
The main reason for going was to sample the famous Morecambe pie. It was awful. Oh, and the match ended 0-0 too.
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On this day in 1973... on 15:39 - Jan 15 with 2194 views
On this day in 1973... on 09:07 - Jan 15 by DinnernotTea
The last time would've been Portsmouth at home 2003 as they got ambushed in the Drum and Monkey. That was carnage but can't remember anything high profile since. I know there's been a few scraps in that time but always low numbers.
Peterborough 2019 was all handbags and BTP/Social Media completely hyped that up.
I was in there with some family members from Pompey, despite me wearing an Ipswich shirt got completely ambushed, I genuinely couldn't believe my own fans were trying to batter me! Despite me repeatedly saying look at my shirt ffs!
On this day in 1973... on 15:39 - Jan 15 by hype313
I was in there with some family members from Pompey, despite me wearing an Ipswich shirt got completely ambushed, I genuinely couldn't believe my own fans were trying to batter me! Despite me repeatedly saying look at my shirt ffs!
Surprised the Pompey lot didn't turn on you as well and accuse you of being bait!
Surprised the Pompey lot didn't turn on you as well and accuse you of being bait!
They did say, we thought you were a friendly lot! I did say to them this isn't the best place to be drinking and tried to take them elsewhere but they never thought they would get ambushed!
It was quite sad though as my cousins daughter, who was only 12 at the time was so shaken she has never been back to a football match, hasn't set foot in Fratton Park.
On this day in 1973... on 15:52 - Jan 15 by hype313
They did say, we thought you were a friendly lot! I did say to them this isn't the best place to be drinking and tried to take them elsewhere but they never thought they would get ambushed!
It was quite sad though as my cousins daughter, who was only 12 at the time was so shaken she has never been back to a football match, hasn't set foot in Fratton Park.
There had been trouble between the two sets of fans before. In 86-87, there was bother at PR and Fratton Park. Can remember watching the battle start as I walked up PR towards where the Sir Alf statue is now.
The game here coincided with CCTV being deployed and resulted in several people having an enforced hiatus.
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